Written off last spring by the White House, Mr. Chalabi in recent weeks has met with senior officials from the American embassy in Baghdad. A source close to the White House told the Sun yesterday the president in the last week "issued a clear directive that we are not to interfere with the Iraqis as they make their own decisions in forming the government." A senior administration official confirmed this account to the Sun. "This process is driven by Iraqis and dictated by Iraqis, the resulting outcome will be an Iraqi outcome," the official said. "If Chalabi gets it, Chalabi it will be."